On Sep 18, 2007, at 7:12 PM, Adam Taylor wrote:
I've seen discussions on this list about binding of score and parts, as well as printing of parts. I was just wondering what weight of paper people here think is the best for printing score and parts for a concert band work. Regular paper just feels too light for me.
You are right to think that regular paper is too thin. It falls down too easily and doesn't last long in folders of music that are played often.
I have settled on some paper that I ordered specially in conjunction with a local orchestra librarian. It is 70 lb./140M cream colour, smooth finish. I read off the label another number that I think is just another way of describing the thickness, that is 13.75M, or 104g per square metre.
This manufacturer is a Canadian one, Rockland, but I am pretty sure you can find paper like this just about anywhere. I find that this paper (even though it says smooth) is not too smooth for my printer rollers to choke on it (which is a problem I found with the paper I bought at Staples (Bureau en Gros in Québec)). Another paper that I bought a lot of unfortunately was TOO rough, and wouldn't bake on the laser ink properly. This paper is perfect, though.
I still have to feed it through the straight paper path of my printer, but that is a small price to pay for robust, beautiful paper that is easy on the eyes.
I could put up with slightly thinner paper for a score, though. Christopher _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
